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If you’re still recuperating from last weekend’s festival fun, best way to recover is probably to go to another festival this weekend.
Related:
— Look back at the weekend with these great Tomato Art Fest 2016 photos from renowned photographer (and East Nashville neighbor) John Partipilo.
— Look forward... Read More

Over the weekend, East Nashville welcomed the 13th Tomato Art Fest, and once again, we were treated to music, shopping, food, drinks and lots of friends decked out in red. Big congrats to cofounder Meg MacFadyen, JD Events and Festivals’ Jack Davis and the entire Tomato Art Fest team on another exceptional festival.
If you haven't checked it out yet, our annual Tomato Art Fest... Read More

East Nashville has always acted like a cozy blanket for all types of creatives to wrap themselves in.
It’s welcoming, it’s embracing, it’s familiar and it has that fresh-out-of-the-dryer feel to it, which is probably why so many singers, songwriters and artists all tend to gravitate here. This weekend, the East Side will wrap one more creative medium into its blanket:... Read More

So, obviously the biggest thing going in East Nashville this week is our annual celebration of the vegetablest of all fruits, the Tomato Art Fest. Friday and Saturday, there’ll be art, music, shopping, food, running, lots of people wearing red, the occasional tomato-flavored beer, and lots more.
There’s lots happening Friday, including the ticketed... Read More

Two things to note before we begin: Tomato Art Fest is about a week away. Hope you’re well prepped. (And that you’ve read our 2016 Tomato Art Fest story.)
Second: Best of Nashville voting is once again under way. We know what you’ll vote for for “Best Neighborhood,” but if your “Best Local Blog” pick isn’t set in... Read More

It’s almost August, so if you haven’t started your Tomato Art Fest plan of attack yet, here’s encouragement to do so. The map and schedule are in our latest issue, so you should have everything you need to maximize your Tomato time.
We're also giving away VIT Tomato Art Fest passes and tickets to the Tomato Art Pre View Party, in case... Read More

This time, lots of music and art to share, plus a plea to help our pets.
On to this week’s East Nashville News:
My Morning Jacket’s Carl Broemel celebrates ‘4th of July’ in August
Louisville lays claim to epic rock band My Morning Jacket, technically, but we get some good bragging rights too: Guitarist Carl... Read More